Rolle Bolle Ale
New Belgium Brewing Company in Fort Collins, Colorado, United States 🇺🇸
Belgian Style - Blonde / Pale / Amber Summer Out of Production|
Score
6.41
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Rolle Bolle is a wonderfully fun Belgian yard game and a delightfully easy summer ale. Brewed with monk fruit and soursop it stays true to the Belgian tradition of playing with beer and all that goes into it. Roll on.
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5.9/10
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Appearance 6
Aroma 5
Flavor 7
Texture 6
Overall 5.5
When a beer smells like dish soap, it doesn’t set the tone for a good experience... this one did, but it ended up being alright. Served too cold initially, the aroma opened up to more floral, albeit perfume/potpourri comes to mind, and light citrus as it warmed. Flavor is reminiscent of a pale ale, along with a little Belgian yeast. Lightly floral, but a little fruity goes well with the yeast. Mild intensity. Definitely a better experience after it sat on the kitchen counter for an hour or so.
Tried
on 29 Jun 2013
at 05:08
7.3/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 7
Flavor 7
Texture 8
Overall 7
12 ounce bottle into signature globe glass, bottled on 5/14/2013. Pours fairly crystal clear golden straw color with a nice 2 finger dense and fluffy white head with great retention, that reduces to a nice cap that lingers. Dense foamy lacing clings on the glass, with some light streaming carbonation. Aromas of apricot, peach, pear, orange, lemon, floral, grass, bread, cracker, clove, herbal, lightly tart funk, and yeast earthiness. Nice and pleasant aromas with good balance and complexity of fruity/spicy yeast, malt, and fruit notes; with solid strength. Taste of pear, peach, lemon, orange, cracker, bread, floral, clove, pepper, grass, herbal, and yeast earthiness. Slight earthy tartness and spiciness on the finish; with lingering notes of light fruits, citrus, floral, cracker, bread, clove, pepper, grass, herbal, and yeast earthiness on the finish for a bit. Good balance and complexity of malt, hop, yeast, and fruit flavors; with a fair amount of robustness and no cloying flavors after the finish. Medium carbonation and body; with a smooth and fairly crisp mouthfeel that is good. Alcohol is very well hidden with minimal warming noticed after the finish. Overall this is a good Belgian pale ale. Very unique with good flavor balance; and extremely smooth to sip on. A pleasantly enjoyable offering.
Tried
from Bottle
on 25 Jun 2013
at 19:44
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 6
Overall 7.5
Rating from 6/10/13. 12 oz bottle from a six pack bought at Super 1 in Rathdrum, ID. Pours an odd clear pale yellow with a faint greenish tint; has a slowly collapsing white head that leaves some lace. Aroma is a little citrusy, but overall pretty bland. Taste is lightly bittersweet with a dry character; citrusy (monkfruit? soursop?--don’t know what they are), trademark New Belgium biscuit and earthy flavors. Pretty dull, but I think a simple summertime quaffer is what the brewers had in mind with this one. Arguably better than Loft or Skinny Dip, their previous two boring summertime seasonals, but it’s hard to say. The odd ingredients only provide (debatable) minor character. Most of all, it tastes like a dull golden/blonde ale, no different than a thousand others made by run of the mill craft breweries across the country.
Tried
from Bottle
on 13 Jun 2013
at 21:38
6.6/10
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Appearance 8
Aroma 6
Flavor 6
Texture 8
Overall 6.5
Tap at the Africa Lounge, SEATAC airport, 27/05/13. Clear pale blonde with a good sized white head. Nose is grass, citrus, cereals, orange, caramel, light spice. Taste comprises much the same, hint of yeast. Medium bodied, fine carbonation, crisp finish. Ok Belgian style affair, drinkable but not one I’d return to.
Tried
from Draft
on 29 May 2013
at 15:52